Ampache is a free, open-source web-based software that manages and streams your music collection. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Ampache on macOS.
Download the latest version of Ampache from the official website.
Extract the downloaded file to a directory of your choice (e.g. /var/www/ampache). You can use the following command to extract the file:
tar -xzf ampache-x.y.z.tar.gz -C /var/www/
Rename the config.inc.php.dist file to config.inc.php:
cd /var/www/ampache
cp config.inc.php.dist config.inc.php
Open config.inc.php in your favorite text editor and edit the following lines to match your MySQL/MariaDB database credentials:
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_PORT', '3306');
define('DB_USER', 'username');
define('DB_PASS', 'password');
define('DB_NAME', 'ampache');
Create a new MySQL/MariaDB database named ampache:
mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE ampache;
mysql> exit;
Set the correct permissions on the ampache directory:
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/ampache
chmod -R 775 /var/www/ampache
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/ampache.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ampache on macOS.
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